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Supermajor casts covetous eyes over Gabon
Gabon's deepwater plays could be set to experience a resurgence in upstream activities, sparked by a fresh assessment of its oil and gas potential. Four deepwater and ultra-deepwater discoveries have been made in Gabon, but none have been...

Gabon’s Ruling Party Leads in First Post-Coup Legislative Vote
Gabon has taken a significant step in its political transition with the organization of its first legislative elections since the 2023 coup. The Democratic Union of Builders (UDB), the party of current President General Brice Clotaire...

Gaffer Mckinstry unveils squad ahead of Gabon, Seychelles encounters
Adama Bojang and Abdoulie ‘Bambalie’ Sanyang both missed through injuries. Sheriff Sinyan will sit out the window to serve a one match suspension for card accumulation. James Gomez and Abdoulie Ceesay returned as replacements. The players selected...

Gabon looks to expand oil and gas development
Gabon is signaling renewed interest from major international energy companies as it looks to expand oil and gas development across the country’s largely untapped reserves, according to remarks from Minister of Oil & Gas Sosthène Nguema Nguema at...

Coach Mckinstry reveals squad today prior to Gabon, Seychelles clashes
#Sports Oct 2, 2025, 12:18 PM | Article By: Lamin Darboe Head Coach of The Gambia senior national team Jonathan Mckinstry will today, Thursday, 2nd October 2025 reveal his squad ahead of his side's 2026 World Cup qualifier matches against Gabon...

Gabon’s president’s party wins most seats in first legislative elections since 2023 coup
LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — The party of Gabon’s president Tuesday won the most seats in the first round of the… LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — The party of Gabon’s president Tuesday won the most seats in the first round of the country’s first legislative...
Gabon’s president's party wins most seats in first legislative elections since 2023 coup

Oil-Rich Gabon to Explore New Deposits
Gabon plans to resume exploration of new oil and gas reserves to enhance its economic growth, the oil and gas minister of the African nation stated on Tuesday. The oil sector serves as the main economic foundation for this small Central African...
Canadian junior appoints Gabon veteran
Toronto-listed minnow Record Resources, which has just entered a promising exploration block offshore Gabon, has appointed Alain Mizelle as president and chief operating officer. ReconAfrica will fully carry its partner through commitments in the...

Gabon awaits results of first legislative and local elections since 2023 coup
Gabon is awaiting election results on Monday that could prove crucial for the leadership of General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema. More than 900,000 Gabonese were called to the polls on Saturday, in the country’s first legislative and local...

Chinese firms eye manganese plant in Gabon
A delegation of seven Chinese companies recently met with Gabonese authorities to explore industrial opportunities. The firms expressed an intent to establish an industrial zone, including a plant dedicated to processing manganese, aligning with...

Import-reliant Gabon gets taste for local beef
The rib eye steak that Matthieu Msellati was tucking into at a restaurant in Tchibanga in southwestern Gabon unusually came from a cattle ranch less than 50 kilometres (30 miles) away. Eating locally sourced food is still a rarity in the oil-rich...

Gabon Holds Final Post-Coup Elections
Gabon held local and legislative elections on Saturday, marking the final stage of the political transition that began with the August 2023 coup, which ended the Bongo family’s 55-year rule. Approximately 900,000 registered voters cast ballots to...

Gabon awaits results in its first legislative and local elections after the 2023 military coup
LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — The oil-rich central African nation of Gabon on Saturday voted in the country’s first legislative and local elections since a 2023 military coup ended a 50-year-old political dynasty. More than 900,000 Gabonese are...

Gabon awaits results in its first legislative and local elections after the 2023 military...
Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema had toppled President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who was accused of irresponsible governance, and in April, won the presidential election that signaled a return to constitutional democracy. Polls closed on Saturday...

Gabon awaits results in its first legislative and local elections after the 2023 military coup
LIBREVILLE, Gabon — The oil-rich central African nation of Gabon on Saturday voted in the country's first legislative and local elections since a 2023 military coup ended a 50-year-old political dynasty. More than 900,000 Gabonese are eligible to...

Gabon awaits results in its first legislative and local elections after the 2023 military coup
Gabon holds legislative, local elections
LIBREVILLE, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- More than 900,000 Gabonese voters went to the polls on Saturday for legislative and local elections aimed at ending the transitional institutions established after the Aug. 30, 2023 coup. In Libreville, the...

LAFC hosts Atlanta looking to continue late surge
With four regular-season games left, fan appreciation day at BMO Stadium won’t be the last time Los Angeles Football Club supporters watch their team at home prior to the MLS Cup playoffs. However, before the opening-round best-of-three series...

LONG READ: The GEMIs, the Global Emerging Markets' interlocking institutions
The international order is breaking up as the Global Emerging Markets (GEMs) build a raft of new non-Western interlocking international institutions to run their vision of a new multipolar world order. At the same time the incumbent...